A.J. Nagaraj is the assistant vice president for advancement strategy at Stony Brook University, where he leads cross-team strategy and innovation-related projects focused on leveraging national best practices along with data and analytics to enhance divisional effectiveness.

Prior to joining Stony Brook, A.J. served as senior consultant and director with EAB, where he managed an advancement investment and performance benchmarking initiative for 10 private research universities, conducted best practice research on fundraiser performance management, and later launched the firm’s first programs in the independent school and K-12 public school district areas. Before joining EAB, he worked in human capital strategy roles at the District of Columbia Public Schools and the Teach for America national office in New York City. 

A.J. holds a Master of Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where he focused on education leadership and policy analysis, and a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Southern California.